What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manufacturing Associate position at Akron Bio?
Akron Biotech is continuing to transform and further its rapidly growing capabilities and is now seeking highly motivated professionals to join our expanding team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a critical role within our organization that is driving advanced therapy development and commercialization with high quality industrial scale solutions. We manufacture and distribute components and raw materials for cell therapy discovery, development, and commercialization to meet industry needs worldwide. We offer an array of highly competitive benefits and perks to our valued associates.
Responsibilities:
- Manufacturing operations either upstream (large-scale fermenter, incubators, shaker flasks, small scale fermenters) and/or downstream (TFF, chromatography, cell disruption, depth, and sterilizing-filtration).
- Support development and scale up of manufacturing processes.
- Aseptic processes and testing in a cleanroom environment.
- Documentation related to manufacturing procedures.
- Authoring/revision of manufacturing batch records, SOPs, work instructions, forms, logbooks and technical reports.
- Ensures compliance with applicable regulations and industry standards (e.g., FDA 21 CFR, CGMP, ISO 13485).
- Assists Scientists/Supervisors with process validation and equipment qualification where required.
- Supports deviation investigations and implementation of change controls, CAPAs and other QMS-related documentation as assigned.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- BA/BS or AA/AS in Biology, Chemistry, Bioengineering or a related field; 1-2 years’ experience working in a life science manufacturing role highly preferred.
- Detailed-oriented with good time management and organizational skills.
- Ability to prioritize assignments in a multi-task position.
- Motivated and able to work both independently and as part of a growing manufacturing team.
- Excellent verbal communication skills.
- Basic knowledge of Outlook, Word, Excel and Software Programs.
- Requires a strong adherence to CGMPs, regulatory compliance and safety requirements, SOPs and work instructions.
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule as this is a manufacturing environment.
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:
- 401K plan with employer match
- PPO and HMO medical insurance plan availability
- Company paid dental and vision insurance
- Company paid short-and long-term disability
- Company paid life insurance
- Company paid holidays
- Generous paid time off allowances
- Employee referral bonus
- Employee gym reimbursement program
- Employee recognition program
EOE/DFW
